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The 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1995 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 3, and ended on Sunday, October 8, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
The 1995 Major League Baseball postseason was the playoff tournament of Major League Baseball for the 1995 season.This was the first postseason to be played under the expanded format, as the League Division Series (LDS) was played in both the American and National leagues for the first time since 1981.
The 1995 Major League Baseball season was the first season to be played under the expanded postseason format, as the League Division Series (LDS) was played in both the American and National leagues for the first time, since the 1981 strike-split season.
The 1995 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was the second round of the American League side in Major League Baseball's 1995 postseason, which matched the Central Division champion Cleveland Indians against the West Division champion Seattle Mariners.
The 1995 American League West tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1995 regular season; the California Angels and Seattle Mariners met to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) West Division. It was played at the Kingdome in Seattle, on October 2, 1995. [3]
The teams were then matched against each other in a special division series. Oakland and New York won the 1981 American League Division Series while Los Angeles and Montreal won the 1981 National League Division Series. [1]
Despite being planned for the 1994 season, the postseason was cancelled that year due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike. In 1995, the first season to feature a division series, the Western Division champion Seattle Mariners defeated the wild card New York Yankees three games to two, while the Central Division champion Cleveland ...
January 18 – Ron Luciano, 57, American League umpire from 1968 to 1979, known for his flamboyance and as the author of humorous books on the life of an MLB arbiter; briefly a color man on Major League Baseball Game of the Week telecasts after his umpiring career. January 20 – Mark Filley, 82, pitcher for the 1934 Washington Senators.